The Assistant Director for Research Services: Manages and supervises the Research Services Unit including: supervising full-time staff and librarians; recommending staffing levels (librarian, paraprofessional, and student) and work schedules; hiring, training, evaluating and supervising those who work in the Unit; directing and coordinating the work of the Unit; setting Unit policies and procedures and coordinating work with other units and subunits; keeping abreast of and utilizing current technologies and trends that anticipate, meet or exceed the research needs of the Law Library's primary users; incorporating traditional library technology and librarianship skills and advancing the use of emerging technologies. Michigan is consistently ranked among the top law schools in the nation, and enjoys international renown for its academic rigor, stunning physical surroundings, the faculty's preeminent scholarship, and an academic community noted for collegiality and warmth.